Barron River 8 String Road Test

This is a first recording of my new Barron River 8 string tenor(Black LImba body and Lutz Spruce top, passive K&K Aloha pickup) crafted by Allen McFarlan (Barron River Ukuleles) . No EFX, just patched through one of my LR Baggs pre-amps to amplify the passive signal and then via an iRig Pro to my iPhone. The Uke is tuned down to an open F tuning (F,Bb,D,F - or should this be called an open Bb tuning?) which gives it a bit of sympathetic resonance.

Sounds great, meditative! It reminded me of a sitar, probably because of the song choice.
Congratulations on your new tenor!

Ms Bean said:

Sounds great, meditative! It reminded me of a sitar, probably because of the song choice.
Congratulations on your new tenor!

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Thanks! It was just an Ad Lib. I wanted to see what playing up and down the fretboard and picking different strings in each pair sounded like. I am quite please with the build and the sound.

I spent a few years in India hence being influenced by that sound.

Sounds great Hollis. Love the headstock design.

Kenn2018 said:

Sounds great Hollis. Love the headstock design.

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The headstock Design was the result of me asking Allen McFarlen (Barron River Ukes) to use Rubner mandolin tuners on a solid headstock instead of the Gotoh stealth tuners on a slotted headstock which he usually does.